• Fixes for RVR connection and firmware update bugs
• Fixes for common crashes
• New Feature: You can now program a virtual robot with the virtual programming canvas
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• Improved keyboard support for Chromebooks
• New driving controls when using a physical keyboard
• Numerous fixes for common crashes and bugs
• Numerous fixes for common crashes and bugs
• Numerous fixes for common crashes and bugs
• Improved support for Chromebook devices
• Minor UI adjustments
• Updated home screen for fast access to important content
• Improved filtering and searching for activities
• Newly organized "getting started" content for new users
• Numerous fixes for crashes and bugs
• Fixes for common crashes
• Fixes for numerous crashes
• A fix for a common error caused by expired sessions
• Numerous UI improvements
• Fixes for various crashes
• Localization improvements
• Improved support for Android 5
• Other various bug fixes
• Various bug fixes
• Improved tablet support
• Design Overhaul: Major UI and design improvements make navigation easier for users.
• Class Codes: Teachers can now create virtual classrooms for students to access with class codes.
• Onboarding Improvements: A new landing page and sign in flow help users get to the right place in the app.
• Various bug fixes
• New messaging system for important app notifications
• Various bug fixes
• Localization improvements
• Dutch language support
• Localization improvements
• Connection improvements
• New Sphero Mini firmware with driving improvements
• Various bug fixes
• Various bug fixes
• Sphero RVR support has been added!
• Various bug fixes
• Finnish language support
• Various bug fixes
Holy smokes, Sphero BOLT is already getting upgrades!
- Infrared: Added IR broadcasting plus automatic following and evading behaviors so BOLT can get swarmy
- Animations: Added an option to play once or loop animations forever. Also fixed a bug where animations could be deleted when tapping the redo button
-Scratch blocks integration replaces the blocks canvas
-New block programming tools: undo/redo, zoom, and clean up
-New block commands: 150 new sounds, distance sensor, trig functions, and improved variable/function builder
-Activities and programs are translated to your local language
- Sphero Mini, BB-9E, R2-D2 and R2-Q5 support
- Google SS0 and Classroom Integration
- New Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish
- Learning Standards (eg. CCSS, NGSS)
- 1,000,000 other secret improvements
- Sphero Mini, BB-9E, R2-D2 and R2-Q5 support- Google SS0 and Classroom Integration- New Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish- Learning Standards (eg. CCSS, NGSS)- 1,000,000 other secret improvements
- Sphero Mini, BB-9E, R2-D2 and R2-Q5 support- Google SS0 and Classroom Integration- New Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish- Learning Standards (eg. CCSS, NGSS)- 1,000,000 other secret improvements
- SPRK Lightning Lab is now Sphero Edu - same great app with a new name and new features- JavaScript language now powers all the programming canvases- New storytelling and game sounds- Fresh activities to learn to code with Draw, Blocks, and Text- Spanish (Mexico) language support
Sphero Edu is your hub to create, contribute, and learn with Sphero robots. Go beyond code by incorporating unique STEAM activities to complete with your bot.
Designed for learner progression, Sphero Edu beginners can give robots commands by drawing a path in the app for their robot to follow. Intermediate coders can use Scratch blocks to learn more advanced logic, while pros can use text programming and write their own JavaScript.
Sphero Edu is built for makers, learners, educators, and parents. Join the growing community and share your creations to inspire and be inspired. The interactive platform allows you to keep track of your class or group from one easy place. Anyone can save their progress, jump from device to device, and continue the discovery from anywhere. Preparing for the future has never been so fun.
SPHERO EDU FEATURES
PROGRAMS: Program your bots in 3 ways with Draw, Block, and Text modes. Start with the basics and grow.
SENSOR DATA: See location, accelerometer, gyroscope, velocity, and distance sensor data through visual graphs.
ACTIVITIES: Program a painting. Navigate a maze. Mimic the solar system. The only limit is your imagination.
TAKE A DRIVE: Need a brain break? Set LED colors on your robot and zoom around in Drive mode.
ASSIGNMENTS: Are you a teacher? Monitor progress by creating and assigning activities to students.
INTEGRATIONS: Simplify classroom use by signing in and syncing classrooms with Google and Clever accounts.
COMMUNITY: Create an account, share your programs, and learn together with other creative coders.
COMPATIBILITY
Supported Robots: Sphero RVR, Sphero BOLT, Sphero SPRK+, Sphero SPRK Edition, Sphero 2.0, Sphero Mini, Ollie, BB-8, BB-9E, R2-D2, R2-Q5
Unsupported Robots: Sphero Original, Force Band, Lightning McQueen, Spider-Man